Dead Man's Ransom Quotes

“A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either.”
― Ellis Peters, Dead Man's Ransom

“Once, I remember, Father Abbot said that our purpose is justice, and with God lies the privilege of mercy. But even God, when he intends mercy, needs tools to his hand.”
― Ellis Peters, Dead Man's Ransom

“... What is done matters, but what is yet to do matters far more.”
― Ellis Peters, Dead Man's Ransom

“Men drunk with ambition and power do not ground their weapons, nor stop to recognise the fellow-humanity of those they are about to slay.”
― Ellis Peters, Dead Man's Ransom

“But even God, when he intends mercy, needs tools to his hand.”
― Ellis Peters, Dead Man's Ransom

“Innocence is an infinitely fragile thing and thought can sometimes injure, even destroy it. - Pg. 254”
― Ellis Peters, Dead Man's Ransom

“If none of us ever fell short, or put a foot astray, everything would be good in this great world, but we stumble and fall, every one. We must deal with what we have." - Cadfael, Pg. 245-6”
― Ellis Peters, Dead Man's Ransom